After ten minutes of furious attack, Horst Hrubesch scored for West Germany and the two teams mainly kicked the ball around for 80 minutes with few attempts to attack.

Algeria had also won two matches, including a shocking surprise over West Germany in the opener, but among the three teams that had won two matches, was eliminated based on goal difference, having conceded two late goals in their 3—2 win over Chile.

The Algerian supporters were furious, and even the Austrian and West German fans showed themselves to be extremely unhappy with the nature of their progression.

As a result of this match, all future tournaments would see the last group matches played simultaneously. Austria and Northern Ireland were eliminated by losing to France in the second round group stage of three teams.

Led by striker Anton Polster , Austria qualified for the World Cup but were eliminated in the first round, despite defeating the United States 2—1.

Much worse was the stunning 1—0 loss against the Faroe Islands , a team made of amateurs, in the qualifying campaign for the European Championship , considered [ by whom?

The game was played in Landskrona , Sweden, because there were no grass fields on the Faroe Islands. It was a sign for things to come.

Austria suffered another couple of years of botched qualifying campaigns, despite playing some entertaining football in the closing stages of UEFA Euro qualification.

Their appearance was brief but eventful, as they managed the curious feat of only scoring in stoppage time in each of their matches. Austria were not so fortunate in their crucial, final match at the Stade de France.

Italy scored twice after half-time: After , Austria began to decline. They failed to qualify for the World Cup and Euro , and suffered embarrassment similar to the Faroe Islands loss when they lost 9—0 to Spain and 5—0 to Israel in In , Josef Hickersberger became coach of the Austria national team, which included some respectable results such as a 1—0 victory against Switzerland in Austria qualified automatically for Euro as co-hosts.

Their first major tournament in a decade, most commentators regarded them as outsiders and whipping-boys for Germany, Croatia and Poland in the group stage.

They managed a 1—1 draw with Poland and lost 1—0 to both favoured Croatia and Germany. Over the next few years, the Austrian team has seen a major renaissance.

There were a number of notable results, such as home victories over the Republic of Ireland and Sweden, as well as a narrow home defeat to Germany and a 2—2 draw in Ireland in the rematch.

The Euro qualifying campaign has been even more successful. Again, the Austrians battled and drew with the Swedes 1—1. Rubin Okotie scored the deciding goal in the closing 20 minutes of the match after a previous Austrian goal a minute before was controversially disallowed.

A week later, the team played a friendly away game against favored Brazil , losing 2—1. The match-up between Austria and Hungary is the second most-played international in football; only Argentina and Uruguay have met each other in more matches.

The following players have also been called up to the Austria squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.

Austria qualified automatically for Euro as co-hosts. Their first major tournament in a decade, most commentators regarded them as outsiders and whipping-boys for Germany, Croatia and Poland in the group stage.

They managed a 1—1 draw with Poland and lost 1—0 to both favoured Croatia and Germany. Over the next few years, the Austrian team has seen a major renaissance.

There were a number of notable results, such as home victories over the Republic of Ireland and Sweden, as well as a narrow home defeat to Germany and a 2—2 draw in Ireland in the rematch.

The Euro qualifying campaign has been even more successful. Again, the Austrians battled and drew with the Swedes 1—1.

Rubin Okotie scored the deciding goal in the closing 20 minutes of the match after a previous Austrian goal a minute before was controversially disallowed.

A week later, the team played a friendly away game against favored Brazil , losing 2—1. The match-up between Austria and Hungary is the second most-played international in football; only Argentina and Uruguay have met each other in more matches.

The following players have also been called up to the Austria squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.